Power outages affect nearly 4,000 in Detroit

12:28 AM,
Jul. 11, 2013

Written by

About 3,800 DTE Energy customers in Detroit, including people living in high-rise apartments, are in the dark because of a mechanical problem at a power substation.

An online map shows the outages clustered in areas along Jefferson Avenue, east of I-375.

Scott Simons, a spokesman for DTE Energy, said the outages began Wednesday afternoon and are linked to mechanical troubles at a substation on Walker Street in Detroit. Crews are working to restore electricity, he said. ...